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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Overview
In eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge connecting the cities of Cuzco and Lima collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the tragedy and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: "Why did this happen to those five?" This thought-provoking, Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel by American writer Thornton Wilder was called "a masterpiece" by The New York Times when it was published in 1927. Critically acclaimed, it remains a compelling literary classic exploring destiny, love, religion, and the meaning of life.
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- ISBN-13: 9780486850351
- ISBN-10: 0486850358
- Publisher: Dover Publications
- Publish Date: January 2023
- Dimensions: 7.98 x 5.08 x 0.23 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.17 pounds
- Page Count: 96
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